Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Atlas allows ASP.NET developers to add great client-side richness to their web application using server-side methodologies using Extender Controls. Learn how the Agility Team is launching a project to leverage the power of the community to build a library of Extenders for all developers to use.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Microsoft released SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 and I am happy to say that it installed on each of my environments (DEV, QA, and Production) fairly smoothly (with one exception, more on that in a sec). I have been running it now for a few days and everything seems smoother, faster even!

The one big fix I was looking for was the fix to SSID jobs that moved SQL Server tables as SQL Server Objects, but dropped the IDENTITY property of the PK column. Yikes!

Well, thanks to SP1, that's been fixed.

As for the SP1 install glitch, watch out for an error that says it can't access files in C:\Program Files. I found that even though I was logged in as the Administrator, I had to reset privileges on this directory and everything beneath it in order to get SP1 to install successfully.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Just a reminder that there are TWO webcasts TODAY and one tomorrow brought to you exclusively by INETA.

One is showcasing a great program developed by user group leaders Brendon Schwartz and Matt Ranlett from Atlanta. It's called "SharePoint 1, 2, 3!" and it's a new concept in community-based training being offered to the development community by the development community. Free prepared lectures and labs. You could use this material at YOUR user group meetings. Attend the webcast and get the full details. Sign up at http://live.ineta.org.

The other webcast is a hot topic about AJAX and is entitled "Improving your web application's user experience with Atlas". It's brought to directly from Redmond by Shawn Burke and the Agility Team. Read the details and find the Live Meeting link at http://live.ineta.org.

Check out his blog, check out his Ultimate Tool List, and sign up for his PodCasts! I have never heard a better podcast that Scott's. He doesn't waste our time and each podcast is dense with information. It's the only podcast that I never miss! You can get it directly from here:

If you're a presenter, check out his presentation tips. I had the pleasure to meet Scott last year at TechEd 2005 when I was his INETA gopher for one of his Birds of a Feather talks. He was awesome! If you get a chance to see him live, do it. In the meantime, if you're into technology, you should be checking out Scott.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Introducing an exclusive new series of Live Meeting presentations designed specially for the community (even more specifically for members of INETA user groups!) by members of the Microsoft product teams - Live from Redmond! Below you will find the full list of the presentations in the Live from Redmond! series available exclusively for INETA user group members. This is a fantastic opportunity for your group members to get a special benefit because their user group belongs to INETA. Be sure to share the information about the presentations and the Live Meeting information for each of the meetings with your members. These Live Meetings have only been advertised to INETA user group leaders. If you don't tell your members about them, there's no other way they can find out. Date Description March 27th8:30-9:30amPST ASP.NET Atlas IntroductionJonathan Hawkins

ASP.NET "Atlas" is a technology preview that makes it easy for developers to build rich interactive ASP.NET web applications. In the webcast ASP.NET PM Architect, Jonathan Hawkins will provide an overview and show some cool demos.

The VS 2005 Web Application Project Model is a new web project option for VS2005 that provides the same conceptual web project approach as VS2003. The Web Deployment Projects provide additional functionality for building and deploying Web site applications that you create in ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.

Wondering how to take advantage of the power of the next generation presentation technology, Windows Presentation Foundation while preserving your existing investments in Windows Forms? This talk discuss key scenarios for integration between the two technologies, and strategies for building hybrid applications that take advantage of Windows Forms and the Windows Presentation Foundation. We show integration from both application perspectives and demonstrate how each can augment the other.

Developing applications for the .NET Compact Framework is very similar to developing for the .NET Framework. There are, however, some important differences and considerations to keep in mind. From best practices to debugging and diagnostics, this session presents the essential tips and tricks for .NET Compact Framework application development, direct from the .NET Compact Framework product team.

Atlas allows ASP.NET developers to add great client-side richness to their web application using server-side methodologies using Extender Controls. Learn how the Agility Team is launching a project to leverage the power of the community to build a library of Extenders for all developers to use.

Discover a new world of opportunity for developers. IIS 7's capabilities are delivered via modules that you can load, unload, or replace at runtime. Using modules, written in native or managed code, you can implement entirely new capabilities for IIS 7 and the web applications it delivers. In this presentation, you will see how modules can change the client experience for all websites simultaneously without any modification to code on the site level. In addition, you'll see what IIS 7's .net integrated pipeline means for security, configuration, and integration of your applications into a truly extensible web platform.

May 11th8:30-9:30amPST Using Cider to build WPF applicationsPaul Kuklinski

Check out how the Windows Presentation Foundation Designer for Visual Studio (Cider) delivers a familiar experience for .NET developers building WPF applications. Weâ€™ll walk through basic form design scenarios, developer-designer workflow with the Expression Interactive Designer, and look at the design-time experience for some of WPFâ€™s more advanced capabilities.

This session will cover integration of Windows SharePoint Services v.3.0 and ASP.NET 2.0, and discuss how you can use ASP.NET web parts, master pages, and controls in your SharePoint sites to build powerful web applications.

Have you ever wanted to have your application dynamically load and communicate with generic components at runtime? Interested in how to create independently versioning, mutually distrustful components, that work together? This talk will discuss how to address versioning and isolation utilizing the WinFX Add-in model.